Q&A from Instagram Followers

Q: how did I come up with her name?

A: honestly, Shiloh's name was chosen out of several of my favorite baby names I pulled from an app. Her middle name, Marie, is my husband's mom's middle name. and her last name, Kelley, is my husband's last name. (no I have not changed my last name legally to Kelley yet but I will be once she is born.

Q: what's my anticipation of being a mommy, or how do I feel being so close to having her?

A: oh gosh this is a tough one! all throughout my pregnancy I was completely prepared for what the future holds. I never thought once about it. but now I'm honestly a bit terrified. I ask myself all the time if I'll be a good mom or  what if I don't adjust well to being a mommy. but my anticipation is killing me, despite my questions: I am so so incredibly excited to be a mommy. I cannot wait to share in this journey with my husband and family and friends.

Q: what was my wedding like?

A: I got legally married at the courthouse. but my wedding ceremony is currently set to be sometime in Fall of 2016. after shiloh is born, my husband and I are going to be hard at work planning!

Q: what would I have named her if she were a boy?

A: my top gender name choices were

Shiloh Marie Kelley - for a girl

Ryland Trienens Kelley - for a boy

so she would have been named Ryland Trienens Kelley if she were a boy. the middle name Trienens is my husband's second middle name.

Q: do I want more children in the future?

A: oh gosh! ahaha let me get through this crazy kiddo first and give it a couple years, but I think maybe by that time my husband and I will want to make Shiloh a big sister. just depends on where we're at in life.

Q: who do I think she will look like?

A: I honestly think she'll look more like her daddy. but who knows! I'm adopted, therefore I don't know exactly what my side of the family looks like (I only have one or two pictures of my birth parents) so I'm not sure who she'll look like more. it's actually kind of exciting to think about! (:

Q: how do I feel with my husband not being here to experience her "firsts"?

A: well it doesn't matter much how I feel, because regardless he is still going to miss the first 8 months or so of her life. BUT! I'm thinking positively. I'll be sending him pictures every day of her progress and her growth. I'll be sending him videos of her and care packages with things that she has done and experienced. and he will be sending me pictures of himself over the deployment so that I can share them with her and teach her who her daddy is and that he loves her very much.